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Polluting state senator is not a good representative for SE Ohio
Leaking injection wells in Noble County owned by Brian Chavez polluted water, killed wildlife and cost the state $1.3 million to clean up.
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A second Trump presidency is the stuff of nightmares
Trump’s plans for a second term would usher in “a new kind of authoritarian presidential order.” We must sound the alarm.
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Nonprofit leaders call for compassionate, community-wide effort on homelessness
Athens County has a robust range of services and programs for unhoused people, but we have no low-barrier, emergency shelter.
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Athens Friends Meeting urges end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza
We urge the U.S. government to promote immediate cease fires in both conflicts, followed by negotiations for lasting peace.
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Book bans keep us apart and ignorant of each other
Ohio ranks ninth nationally for numbers of attempts to ban or restrict books. We need books kept on the shelves.
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Biden is a better candidate for the environment
Donald Trump does not care about the environment. If he gets another term in office, the climate crisis will get worse and worse.
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Be informed about SB 37 and driver’s license suspension practices
The majority of license suspenses are driven by debt, not danger
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Thank you for passing the senior services levy
We are incredibly grateful for Athens County’s support of the levy that funds Meals on Wheels.
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Anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative returns democracy to the people
Gerrymandering removes any incentive for a political party to improve its policies and candidates, and therefore leads to poor choices for the voters.
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Spjeldnes’ letter on ceasefire resolution included contested information
This is not to say that no atrocities were committed by Hamas, but the most spectacular and repeated incidents were fabrications.
